S Korean actor Jo Min-ki accused of sexual assault found dead: Yonhap

Jo Min-ki

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A South Korean actor accused of sexual assault in a spiralling wave of #MeToo accusations in the country was found dead Friday, Yonhap news agency reported.

Jo Min-ki, who had been accused of sexually molesting at least eight victims, was found dead at his home in Seoul, Yonhap cited police as saying, adding suicide was suspected.

Most of his victims were drama students at a provincial university where he taught, it said, adding the 52-year-old had been forced out of his professorship over the scandal, leaving his career in tatters.